Planning & Policy Analyst, C&M Unit

City of New York; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

City of New York seeks a Transportation Specialist to support planning for cycling and micromobility in NYC. The role focuses on neighborhood planning, policy research, data visualization, and stakeholder engagement throughout City projects.

The position supports strategic planning with emphasis on equitable mobility, safety, and sustainable transportation, delivering analyses and materials for decision makers across five boroughs.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or equivalent in listed fields as specified.
• Experience performing technical work on roadway transportation and traffic studies.
• Strong analytical, policy analysis and planning skills.

Responsibilities

• Support neighborhood planning initiatives and cycling/micromobility priorities.
• Analyze data, develop policy recommendations, and create maps and reports.
• Coordinate with internal and external partners and engage communities.
• Track citywide planning initiatives and assist with project prioritization.

Education

Master's degree in transportation engineering

Master's degree in urban planning

Bachelor's degree in engineering + 1 year experience

Bachelor's degree + 2 years experience in roadway studies

Associate degree + 4 years experience

High school diploma + 6 years experience

Job description

• Job Category: Engineering, Architecture, & Planning
• Salary Band: $100,000 to $125,000
• Compensation: USD 78,740 - USD 114,033

Job Description

In order to be considered for this position candidate must be serving permanently in the title, or reachable on the civil service list.

Transportation Planning and Management (TPM) is responsible for the safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible movement of people and goods on the City's streets, supporting the larger goals of economic and social vitality for people living, working, and doing business in New York City. The Division’s responsibilities include planning, street design, curb management, technical analysis, signs, transit development, freight mobility and markings, and ensuring the safety of motor vehicle occupants, pedestrians, and cyclists.

The Office of Livable Streets (OLS) is tasked with prioritizing strategic planning, community engagement, research, policy, design, implementation, and long-term management. Their goal is to create streets that are livable, supporting safety, accessibility, inclusion, resiliency, active modes, community cohesion, and economic vitality citywide. Additionally, they aim to enhance New York City's pedestrian, bicycle, and micromobility networks, providing comfortable, connected, green, and reliable transportation options across the five boroughs. They place special emphasis on Priority Investment Areas, mode shift, and reimagining streets. The office also develops innovative new programs, design typologies, project delivery, and analysis tools to meet the demands of a rapidly changing population with evolving needs and technologies.

The Cycling & Micromobility Unit is responsible for the nation's largest network of on-street bicycle facilities (1,200+ lane-miles), enhancing street safety for all users, and increasing bike ridership in the five boroughs. The team's focus is the innovative redesign of city streets to expand and improve the bike network, with emphasis on improving connectivity between neighborhoods, increasing access to safe bicycle infrastructure across the city, and creating a more equitable transportation network that serves all New Yorkers.

Reporting to senior staff, the Planning & Policy Analyst will support the Strategic Planning team’s portfolio of neighborhood planning, policy, research, and coordination efforts. In this role, the candidate will provide research, analysis, and policy support for neighborhood planning initiatives and work to advance Cycling & Micromobility priorities through planning efforts led by other NYC DOT units, including rezonings, neighborhood plans, and other transportation initiatives. Support and participate in the Unit’s public engagement efforts, including workshops, community events, and stakeholder meetings, and engage with communities to support planning initiatives and project development. The selected candidate will analyze and visualize data sets; create maps, diagrams, reports, presentations, and other planning materials relevant to the Unit’s work. Responsibilities associated with this role include conducting research and best practice analysis, particularly around increasing cycling ridership, developing policy recommendations, supporting neighborhood planning studies, coordinating with internal and external partners, tracking relevant agency and citywide planning initiatives, and developing data and analytical tools to inform project prioritization and strategic planning.

The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) mission is to provide for the safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible movement of people and goods in the City of New York and to maintain and enhance the transportation infrastructure crucial to the economic vitality and quality of life of our primary customers, City residents. DOT is an equal opportunity employer, committed to recruiting and maintaining a diverse workforce in an open and inclusive environment.

TRANSPORTATION SPECIALIST - 22316

Qualifications

1. 1. A master's degree in transportation engineering, mathematics, urban planning, architecture, landscape architecture, urban studies, or related physical and social science fields; or
2. 2. A baccalaureate degree in engineering from an accredited college and one year of full-time satisfactory experience performing technical work on roadway transportation and traffic studies and area-wide traffic programs; or
3. 3. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of full-time satisfactory experience as described in "2" above; or
4. 4. An associate degree or completion of 60 semester credits from an accredited college and four years of full-time satisfactory experience as described in "2" above; or
5. 5. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and six years of full-time satisfactory experience as described in "2" above.

SPECIAL NOTE:

In addition to meeting the minimum Qualification Requirements above:

To be assigned to Assignment Level II, the candidate must have an additional year of experience as described in the "Qualification Requirements" listed under "2" above.

To be assigned to Assignment Level III, the candidate must have an additional two years of experience as described in the "Qualification Requirements" listed under "2" above.

Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.